Alaska11.61.210Y NoneLaw states "Ordinary Pocket Knife". No Defined Knife Length in AK Law.Anchorage, AK8.25.020 & 8.25.060other than an ordinary folded pocket knife (blade stored in handle and requires a physical pull to open knife.Fairbanks, AK46-291. & 46-294. & 46-79.Y 3.5"knife other than an ordinary pocketknife having a blade not more than 3 1/2 inches in length. Not on School Property.Juneau, AK42.20.085Y 3"any knife equipped with a blade over three inches in length.

I have and always will tote a can of bear spray with me on hikes. It lives in a holster attached to my belt, I read the directions 10 times to make sure I knew how to deploy it if necessary. I wouldn't mind having a handgun with me as well, but I still haven't made the move on purchasing one yet.

Van, Alaska doesn't allow 'automatic knives,' but other than that, carrying a knife outside of Anchorage seems to be solidly covered under this section, unless the knife is proven to be used in the commission of a crime:

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(b) In a prosecution under (a)(1) of this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant was... (1) in the defendant's dwelling... (2) actually engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, or other lawful outdoor activity that necessarily involves the carrying of a weapon for personal protection.

Outside of Anchorage, I have seen guys walking around with belted sheath knives whose lengths went clear down to the knee, with a gun in a chest holster or carried on the opposite hip, in broad daylight, in smaller towns. Nobody bats an eye.

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